Iconic Duos: Desailly and Blanc, The Rock and the President
“He was a monster! Let me tell you, an absolute monster! He could play in defence or midfield, but I think he was better…
Legends
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Legends
Golazo Merchants: The silky skilled assassin, Dimitar Berbatov
Football fans retain a special affinity for mavericks, players who fail to fit the recognised mould but who possess an ability to produce moments…
Midfield Magicians: The chain-smoking playmaker, Robert Prosinecki
Representing Real Madrid or Barcelona often represents the pinnacle for professional footballers, Spanish football’s superpowers possessing a grandeur and allure that is the envy…
Iconic duos: Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips, the classic ‘little and large’ twosome that terrorised the Premier League
A reasonable argument can be made for Kevin Phillips being the most underrated British striker in the modern era, even if all the caveats…
Midfield Magicians: David Silva – El Mago
When waving goodbye to an adoring Manchester City crowd for the final time, David Silva did so regarded as quite probably the greatest footballer…
Iconic Duos: Campbell and Toure, Arsenal’s immovable Turbo Trains
At the turn of the century, the passing of the torch – from The Gunners’ old guard to the new – was eased by…
Remembering when a 21-year-old Ronaldo Nazario won the Ballon d’Or
For football fans of a certain vintage, it can be difficult to remember a time before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the highest…
Golazo Merchants: Man United’s midfield maestro, Paul Scholes
Manchester United sit as the most successful side in the history of England’s top tier, the success of the Red Devils largely centred around…
Midfield Magicians: Pavel Nedved – The Czech Fury
Had it not been for huge political change and the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe in the late eighties, the footballing world may…
Iconic Duos: Hasselbaink and Gudjohnsen – Fire and Ice
As Gianluca Vialli set about overhauling his frontline at Chelsea in the summer of 2000, even the former fans’ favourite could not have expected…
Iconic Performances: Luis Suarez humiliates Norwich with four-goal haul
Barcelona’s signing of Luis Suarez from Liverpool saw the Premier League lose one of its star attractions in the summer of 2014, but as…
Noughties Nines: The irrepressible, David ‘El Guaje’ Villa
Spain’s reign at the summit of international football was both revolution and redemption. For decades one of Europe’s finest footballing nations had flattered to…
Noughties Nines: A striker’s striker, Jermain Defoe
Just a handful of players have ever scored more Premier League goals than Jermain Defoe. In three decades of the rebranded division, Defoe’s knack…
Iconic Performances: The night Ronaldinho received a standing ovation at the Bernabeu
Receiving a standing ovation from the supporters is often acknowledged as the ultimate salute to a player’s performance, with some showings even earning admiration…
Defensive Rocks: Rio ‘Rolls-Royce’ Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand lacked little when it came to being the complete centre-back. Both elegant and athletic, he was capable of bettering forwards with speed,…
Every Premier League Hall of Fame member as Hazard inducted
Eden Hazard is the latest Premier League legend to be immortalised in the Hall of Fame in recognition of an incredible. The former Chelsea…
Golazo Merchants: Arsenal’s Gallic genius, Robert Pires
Premier League fans all have their own opinions about the league’s greatest teams. Fans debate Manchester United’s winning era under Sir Alex Ferguson, Chelsea’s…
Iconic Performances: O Fenômeno – Ronaldo hat-trick dismantles Valencia
Rarely has a footballer captured the imagination of the world as rapidly as the rise of Ronaldo Nazario. From the moment the untested teenager…